IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
ORDER NO. 1310
Amending Alaska Bar Rule 61
concerning suspension for nonpayment of fees and arbitration
awards.
IT IS ORDERED:
Paragraph (c) of Alaska Bar Rule 61 is amended to read:
(c) Any member who without good cause
fails to pay a final and binding fee arbitration award within 15
days after it is final and binding shall be notified in writing by
certified or registered mail that the Executive Director shall,
after 15 days, petition the Supreme Court of Alaska for an order
suspending such member for nonpayment of a fee arbitration award.
Upon suspension of the member for nonpayment of a fee arbitration
award, the member shall not be reinstated until the award is paid
or otherwise satisfied and the Executive Director has certified to
the Supreme Court and the clerks of court that the award has been
paid.
DATED: February 12, 1998
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 15, 1998
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Chief Justice Matthews
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Justice Compton
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Justice Eastaugh
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Justice Fabe
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Justice Bryner